| Question |
Answer |
| a, an- |
no, not, without |
| ab- |
away from |
| ad- |
toward |
| ante- |
before, forward |
| anti- |
against |
| auto- |
self |
| dia- |
complete, through |
| dys- |
bad, painful, difficult |
| eu- |
good, well, easily |
| endo- |
within |
| epi- |
above, upon |
| ex/exo- |
out, outside, outward |
| hemo- |
blood |
| hyper- |
above, excessive |
| hypo- |
deficient, below |
| inter- |
between |
| intra- |
within |
| micro- |
small |
| mono- |
one, single |
| multi- |
many |
| neo- |
new |
| nulli- |
none |
| per- |
through |
| pre- |
before, infront of |
| peri- |
around, surrounding |
| post- |
after, behind |
| poly- |
many |
| semi- |
one half, partly |
| sub- |
under, below |
| super- |
above |
| trans- |
through |
| bi- |
two |
| tri- |
three |
| abdomin/o |
abdomen |
| adreno |
adrenal gland |
| angio |
vessal (blood) |
| appendico |
appendix |
| arterio |
artery |
| arthro |
joint |
| audio |
ear, hearing, sense of hearing |
| bi/o |
life |
| broncho |
bronchial tube |
| carcino |
cancer, cancerous |
| cardio |
heart |
| chol/e |
bile, gall |
| colo/colono |
colon (large intestine) |
| cranio |
skull |
| cyto |
cell |
| corono |
heart |
| dermo/dermato |
skin |
| encephalo |
brain |
| entero |
intestines, usually small |
| gastro |
stomach |
| gonado |
gonad, sex glands |
| hemo/hemato |
blood |
| hepato |
liver |
| lipo |
fat |
| litho |
stone |
| lympho |
lymph |
| mammo |
breast |
| masto |
breast |
| myo |
muscle |
| myelo |
bone marrow, spinal cord |
| naso |
nose |
| nato |
birth |
| decro |
death |
| nephro |
kidney |
| neuro |
nerve |
| neo |
new |
| onco |
tumor |
| oophoro |
ovary |
| ophthalmo |
eye |
| oro |
mouth |
| orch, orchi, orchido |
testicle, testis |
| ortho |
straight, normal, correct |
| osteo |
bone |
| oto |
ear |
| ovario |
ovary |
| peso |
child |
| phelbo |
vein |
| pleuro |
pleura (membranes surrounding lung) |
| pneumo, pneumono |
air, lung |
| pulmono |
lung |
| pyo |
pus |
| reno |
kidney |
| rhino |
nose |
| sclero |
white of eye (hard) |
| spleno |
spleen |
| tracheo |
trachea, widpipe |
| teno, tendo, tendino |
tendon |
| thrombo |
clot |
| om/o |
shoulder |
| tonsillo |
tonsils |
| veno |
vein |
| -ac, al, an, ar, ary |
pertaining to |
| -algia |
pain |
| -algesia |
painful, pain sense |
| -cyte |
cell |
| -cele |
hernia |
| -centesis |
surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -dynia |
pain |
| -ectomy |
surgical removal of all or part of |
| -emia |
blood condition |
| -gram |
record |
| -graph |
instrument for recording |
| -graphy |
process of recording |
| -ic, ical |
pertaining to |
| -itis |
inflammation |
| -malacia |
soft, soft condition |
| -megaly |
enlarged |
| -necrosis |
tissue death |
| -oma |
abnormal tumour |
| -osis |
abnormal condition |
| -otomy |
cut into, incision |
| -ostomy |
new opening |
| -opsy |
to view |
| -ologist |
a specialist, in the study of |
| -ology |
study of |
| -pathy |
disease |
| -pexy |
surgical fixation |
| -plasia |
formation, development |
| -plasty |
surgical repair |
| -ptosis |
drooping, prolapse, fall, sag |
| -ptysis |
spitting |
| -rrhaphy |
suture |
| -rrhage |
excess flow of blood |
| -rrhea |
flow, discharge |
| -rrhexis |
rupture |
| -sclerosis |
hardening |
| -scope |
instrument to view or visually examine |
| -scopy |
process of viewing or visual examination |
| -stenosis |
narrowing |
| -tome |
instrument to cut |
| -tomy |
process of cutting |
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